| Percopsis omiscomaycus (Walbaum, 1792) | ||||
| Family: | Percopsidae (Trout-perches) | ( not available ) | ||
| Order: | Percopsiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Trout-perch | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Atlantic and Arctic basins throughout most of Canada, and south to Potomac River drainage in Virginia, USA; Yukon River drainage in Yukon Territory and Alaska; Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins south to West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, North Dakota and Montana in the USA. | |||
| Adult biology: | Occurs in lakes, deep flowing pools of creeks, and rivers (Ref. 5723). Usually found over sand (Ref. 5723). Moves into the shallows of lakes at night to feed and moves back to deeper water as dawn approaches (Ref. 1998). Feeds on insect larvae, amphipods and fishes (Ref. 1998). Important forage fish (Ref. 1998). | |||
| Diagnosis: | See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 68°N - 37°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Morrow, J.E.. 1980. (Ref. 27547) | |||
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| Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. |
Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. |
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